On Sunday 15th April I had the pleasure of attending the home of Crawley BJJ where the BJJ is taught by Black Belt Keith McKenzie.
http://www.crawleymartialartsacademy.com/index.php?page=bjj
It was a pleasure to be invited by my long time friend and training partner to teach a workshop on guard passing as the first BJJ workshop to be taught there. It was great fun and he has a dedicated training group.
If you are local to the area, there is no where else you would want to go to. It was also great catching up with Miad Najafi and Yousef of Alliance Brighton and LFF Black Belt, Andre 'Portuga' Borges.
Below is a short video clip of some of the techniques I taught and I think some other clips can also be found on you tube too.
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGYx_etT-OE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9Audr-57g&feature=relmfu
Intelligent combat
Monday, 23 April 2012
Friday, 9 March 2012
Upcoming events update - 9.3.12
The schedule has now been updated. It includes the first quarterly JKD/KALI camp. Please check the schedule regularly
Intelligent Combat
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
NEWS UPDATE - 7th March 2012 - JKD, FMA, BJJ etc
Hey Guys!,
I hope that you are all well and in good shape. It's been a busy period for me and CFS as a whole but one packed full of good things.
Please check out the schedule of events as there may be things that affect or interest you.
In the next few days, I will upload a short writeup, photos and technique of the month courtesy of Mestre Pedro Sauer.
This weekend gone I had the opportunity to spend two days training in Italy with Master Instructor extraordinaire Guro Dan Inosanto. He never fails to amaze and inspire me. He ran through his regular training schedule with me and he trains BJJ more or less 5 days a week, and on Monday's he has three seperate sessions with 3 different BJJ Instructors. Bear in mind he is in his mid seventies.
I intend to start running quarterly JKD/FMA camps to replace the monthly camps I used to put on a long time ago. They are much needed as there is so much material to share and train. This is geared to anyone training within the CFS group particularly those serious about developing their training and teaching skills. The workshops will run for 3 hours and will be held at CFS Hertford/Gary Hoptroff's Herts martial arts. The cost will be £30 and dates will become avaialable within the next couple of weeks so watch this space.
On the weekend of the ADCC trials in Birmingham, we had a workshop at HQ with Alan Nasciemento...Finfou to his fans. The Champion Blackbelt taught us his famous half spider game which he learnt from Ricardinho Vieira but has developed in his own unique way. We had great fun. He also filmed some techniques for the blog which will feature with pics in April
Associate Instructor Carl Jackson flies out to train with Guro Dan at the Instructors conference in LA. It is his first time there and he is one of 5 CFS Instructors to have been accepted by Guro Dan on his program. When he returns, I'll ask him to do a report for the blog to sharewith you all...Enjoy buddy.
We will be holding the first bi-annual grading of the year in June. This will be a big affair as the seminar on the day will be taught by Mestre Ricardo De La Riva himself. The seminar/grading is only open to our group. The actual date is being clarified as he will be in town for the london open and the pro De la Riva cup for Black belts only but it is likely to be on either saturday/sunday 9th/10th June at Mil Hill BJJ. I promise you that numbers will be limited to 50 people max and at the last grading we had over 43 people on the mat. It will be on a first come first served basis and payment arrangements will be sorted out through your instructors. The likely cost is £45 for the day
Last but not least, the CFS BJJ Gi, developed especially for us by my sponsors TATAMI FIGHTWEAR (www.tatamifightwear.com) is almost ready to go into production. All the instructors have now been sent the images of the gi which looks great. I am making the order soon and it is likely to be the only order for the year. Anyone interested can initially see their instructor who now has all the info or can contact me. Don't leave it too late and cry later. This is urgent, so get on the case guys.
That's it for now
Intelligent combat!
I hope that you are all well and in good shape. It's been a busy period for me and CFS as a whole but one packed full of good things.
Please check out the schedule of events as there may be things that affect or interest you.
In the next few days, I will upload a short writeup, photos and technique of the month courtesy of Mestre Pedro Sauer.
This weekend gone I had the opportunity to spend two days training in Italy with Master Instructor extraordinaire Guro Dan Inosanto. He never fails to amaze and inspire me. He ran through his regular training schedule with me and he trains BJJ more or less 5 days a week, and on Monday's he has three seperate sessions with 3 different BJJ Instructors. Bear in mind he is in his mid seventies.
I intend to start running quarterly JKD/FMA camps to replace the monthly camps I used to put on a long time ago. They are much needed as there is so much material to share and train. This is geared to anyone training within the CFS group particularly those serious about developing their training and teaching skills. The workshops will run for 3 hours and will be held at CFS Hertford/Gary Hoptroff's Herts martial arts. The cost will be £30 and dates will become avaialable within the next couple of weeks so watch this space.
On the weekend of the ADCC trials in Birmingham, we had a workshop at HQ with Alan Nasciemento...Finfou to his fans. The Champion Blackbelt taught us his famous half spider game which he learnt from Ricardinho Vieira but has developed in his own unique way. We had great fun. He also filmed some techniques for the blog which will feature with pics in April
Associate Instructor Carl Jackson flies out to train with Guro Dan at the Instructors conference in LA. It is his first time there and he is one of 5 CFS Instructors to have been accepted by Guro Dan on his program. When he returns, I'll ask him to do a report for the blog to sharewith you all...Enjoy buddy.
We will be holding the first bi-annual grading of the year in June. This will be a big affair as the seminar on the day will be taught by Mestre Ricardo De La Riva himself. The seminar/grading is only open to our group. The actual date is being clarified as he will be in town for the london open and the pro De la Riva cup for Black belts only but it is likely to be on either saturday/sunday 9th/10th June at Mil Hill BJJ. I promise you that numbers will be limited to 50 people max and at the last grading we had over 43 people on the mat. It will be on a first come first served basis and payment arrangements will be sorted out through your instructors. The likely cost is £45 for the day
Last but not least, the CFS BJJ Gi, developed especially for us by my sponsors TATAMI FIGHTWEAR (www.tatamifightwear.com) is almost ready to go into production. All the instructors have now been sent the images of the gi which looks great. I am making the order soon and it is likely to be the only order for the year. Anyone interested can initially see their instructor who now has all the info or can contact me. Don't leave it too late and cry later. This is urgent, so get on the case guys.
That's it for now
Intelligent combat!
Thursday, 23 February 2012
22.2.12 - HMA anniversary, workshop & Promotion
Last night I had the honour of teaching a one hour BJJ Class at Gary's school which is a fully affiliated CFS centre across the range of Martial arts I teach. The BJJ classes there are taught by my Purple belt Corey 'Doninho' Donoghue.
Following that I taught a 2 hour workshop covering trapping techniques, drills and methodologies drawn from Wing Chun, Jun Fan arts, and the FMA.
Part of the reason for the timing of the workshop was to mark the exact 2 year opening of Herts Martial Arts academy at their current location in Barnet.
There was also some unexpected good news for head Instructor Gary Hoptroff who became only the Fifth person that I have promoted to the level of ASSOCIATE instuctor in the FMA and the Jun Fan arts. He has been training with me consistently for many years now and has just completed 5 years at the Apprentice stage having prior to that been a Trainee.
He is an excellent martial artist devloping steadily and has the respect of his teachers, students and friends alike. I am very proud to play some part in his development. Well done G!!!
Following that I taught a 2 hour workshop covering trapping techniques, drills and methodologies drawn from Wing Chun, Jun Fan arts, and the FMA.
Part of the reason for the timing of the workshop was to mark the exact 2 year opening of Herts Martial Arts academy at their current location in Barnet.
There was also some unexpected good news for head Instructor Gary Hoptroff who became only the Fifth person that I have promoted to the level of ASSOCIATE instuctor in the FMA and the Jun Fan arts. He has been training with me consistently for many years now and has just completed 5 years at the Apprentice stage having prior to that been a Trainee.
He is an excellent martial artist devloping steadily and has the respect of his teachers, students and friends alike. I am very proud to play some part in his development. Well done G!!!
Sunday, 19 February 2012
CFS BJJ - Technique of the month - February 2012 - Professor David 'The Rock' Jacobs - 2nd Degree BB
Hey Guys!
This long overdue technique of the month is brought to you all the way from Washington DC via CFS BJJ HQ in London.
Professor David was over in london in November 2011 to teach a seminar at Mill Hill BJJ and was a guest at my house. He is first off a really nice guy, humble (in keeping with most of the best) and was happy to share his favourite techniques, positions and strategies in the seminar he taught and when we trained privately together.
I am very grateful to him for agreeing to put some techniques together for this blog. I must say, that David is a really good teacher. I can honestly say that I was immediately able to add as much as 95% of what he taught straight into my game and I have had similar feedback from others. I can't wait for him to return sometime again this year
Check out the vids and his resume below - Impressive to say the least!!
David "Rock" Jacobs
Black Belt - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2011 No-Gi Pan Jiu Jitsu Championship Gold Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2011 International Masters Seniors Gold Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2009 International Masters Seniors Bronze Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2008 No-Gi Pan Ams - Black Belt Adult Featherweight Bronze Medalist
2008 Grapplers Quest US Nationals - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Men's #1 Rated Grappler - Overall World Rankings - GrapplingLeague.com
2007 US Grappling Copa NOVA - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Copa Atlantica - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Grapplers Quest North American Championships - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Grapplers Quest North American Championships - Black Belt Featherweight Champion
2007 North American Combat Sports Championships - Advanced lightweight gold medalist
2007 International Masters Seniors Silver Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2006 WKA East Coast Grappling Championships - Advanced lightweight gold medalist
2006 Abu Dhabi Trials Competitor
2005 International Masters Seniors Bronze Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2005 Pan American Bronze Medalist - Brown Belt Adult Featherweight
2005 Grapplers Quest Beast of the East - Brown Belt Lightweight Champion
2005 Grapplers Quest USA Team Trials Tournament Silver Medalist - Pro Division Lightweight
2004 Grapplers Quest USA Team Trials Tournament Bronze Medalist - Pro Division Lightweight
2000 Pan American Silver Medalist - Blue Belt Master Lightweight
1999 Pan American Silver Medalist - Blue Belt Master Lightweight
5X Grapplers Quest Advanced Division No Gi Champion
Referee of numerous submission wrestling and jiu-jitsu tournaments including multiple CBJJ Pan AMs, and Grapplers Quests
Division I wrestler
www.fairfaxjj.com
This long overdue technique of the month is brought to you all the way from Washington DC via CFS BJJ HQ in London.
Professor David was over in london in November 2011 to teach a seminar at Mill Hill BJJ and was a guest at my house. He is first off a really nice guy, humble (in keeping with most of the best) and was happy to share his favourite techniques, positions and strategies in the seminar he taught and when we trained privately together.
I am very grateful to him for agreeing to put some techniques together for this blog. I must say, that David is a really good teacher. I can honestly say that I was immediately able to add as much as 95% of what he taught straight into my game and I have had similar feedback from others. I can't wait for him to return sometime again this year
Check out the vids and his resume below - Impressive to say the least!!
David "Rock" Jacobs
Black Belt - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2011 No-Gi Pan Jiu Jitsu Championship Gold Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2011 International Masters Seniors Gold Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2009 International Masters Seniors Bronze Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2008 No-Gi Pan Ams - Black Belt Adult Featherweight Bronze Medalist
2008 Grapplers Quest US Nationals - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Men's #1 Rated Grappler - Overall World Rankings - GrapplingLeague.com
2007 US Grappling Copa NOVA - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Copa Atlantica - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Grapplers Quest North American Championships - Advanced No-Gi Featherweight Champion
2007 Grapplers Quest North American Championships - Black Belt Featherweight Champion
2007 North American Combat Sports Championships - Advanced lightweight gold medalist
2007 International Masters Seniors Silver Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2006 WKA East Coast Grappling Championships - Advanced lightweight gold medalist
2006 Abu Dhabi Trials Competitor
2005 International Masters Seniors Bronze Medalist - Black Belt Featherweight
2005 Pan American Bronze Medalist - Brown Belt Adult Featherweight
2005 Grapplers Quest Beast of the East - Brown Belt Lightweight Champion
2005 Grapplers Quest USA Team Trials Tournament Silver Medalist - Pro Division Lightweight
2004 Grapplers Quest USA Team Trials Tournament Bronze Medalist - Pro Division Lightweight
2000 Pan American Silver Medalist - Blue Belt Master Lightweight
1999 Pan American Silver Medalist - Blue Belt Master Lightweight
5X Grapplers Quest Advanced Division No Gi Champion
Referee of numerous submission wrestling and jiu-jitsu tournaments including multiple CBJJ Pan AMs, and Grapplers Quests
Division I wrestler
www.fairfaxjj.com
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
CFS BJJ Manchester - 4.2.12
Another day of great Bjj with the Manchester crew. The standard continues to improve which led to some well deserved promotions.
New belts:
Carol Fan - Purple belt...
Don Barr - Blue belt
Paul McGillon - Blue belt
Mike Thomas - Blue belt
New Stripes:
Anna Mayne - Purple 4 stripes
Liam Wandi - Purple 2 stripes
Graeme Kidd - Purple 2 stripes
Michael Carroll - Purple 1 stripe
Andy Rhind - White 4 stripes
Damien Roberts - White 4 stripes
Tim Bowden - White 4 stripes
Lucas Gradecki - White 4 stripes
Tamas Kavak - white 4 stripes
Sam Wandi - White 2 stripes
Well done guys!!
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